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Current conditions at

Chicago / Wheeling, Pal-Waukee Airport (KPWK)

Lat: 42.12°NLon: 87.9°WElev: 646ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed N 16 mph
Barometer 29.56 in (1001.6 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 10 Dec 9:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Lake Forest IL

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers, mainly before 11am. Temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 35 °F⇓

    Breezy. Snow
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 18 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.

    Low: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers, mainly before 11am. Temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 12.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Lake Forest IL
 42.26°N 87.85°W
Last Update:
9:26 am CST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Dec 10, 2025-6pm CST Dec 16, 2025
 
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